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RussellCattle

(1,606 posts) Mon Oct 9, 2023, 04:22 PM Oct 2023

As usual, "The Guardian" has an essay that makes the most sense out of the new war in the.... [View all]

....Middle East and considers both sides without clouding the issues with "bothsiderism" rhetoric.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/09/israel-war-hamas-benjamin-netanyahu-government

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As usual, "The Guardian" has an essay that makes the most sense out of the new war in the.... [View all] RussellCattle Oct 2023 OP

I love and trust the Guardian. efhmc Oct 2023 #1

Misses the mark with me. Frasier Balzov Oct 2023 #2

That assimilation would have been much easier without the bulldozing of homes to build ever.... RussellCattle Oct 2023 #6

The use of the word "reclaim" in quotes is appropriate when one considers that in the Old.... MMBeilis Oct 2023 #13

Ugh, religion redqueen Oct 2023 #14

You know, that was basically my feeling as I wrote about "The Old Testament". "What the heck... MMBeilis Oct 2023 #16

Not just the middle east, unfortunately. redqueen Oct 2023 #58

It's not necessarily about religion Bad Thoughts Oct 2023 #24

Well I'm all in for Native American Indians KS Toronado Oct 2023 #37

+1. Want to start a fight? Religion, Sports, politics and you have one...nt mitch96 Oct 2023 #43

Read what you just wrote and let it sink in malaise Oct 2023 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author RussellCattle Oct 2023 #10

If it's the word "reclaim" that you feel is important, know that I used it intentionally and that... RussellCattle Oct 2023 #17

+1 Celerity Oct 2023 #33

Netanyahu's rise ended that possibility. nt pnwmom Oct 2023 #15

OFFS ExWhoDoesntCare Oct 2023 #59

Are you an Israeli jew living in Israel? druidity33 Oct 2023 #60

Man! Does this part sound vaguely familiar? maxrandb Oct 2023 #3

+1 redqueen Oct 2023 #5

Yes it really does. RussellCattle Oct 2023 #19

The Guardian is the best newspaper on the planet malaise Oct 2023 #4

Amen, Mr. Malaise, amen. It is an amazing source of truthful reporting. I don't contribute to.... RussellCattle Oct 2023 #8

Hehehehhehhe I'm female malaise Oct 2023 #9

Dammit anyway, I knew that! Not the first time I've done that. Madam Malaise, thank you for your... RussellCattle Oct 2023 #11

No bigggie 😀😀 malaise Oct 2023 #12

It's funny how we can unconsciously associate each other with our avatars. ShazzieB Oct 2023 #52

LOL - good point re our avatars malaise Oct 2023 #55

Agreed. And thanks for the background on it. KPN Oct 2023 #35

Voting rights involved major struggles on our planet malaise Oct 2023 #39

Damn straight. roamer65 Oct 2023 #40

Questions. Did Israeli soldiers kidnap and hold as hostages civilian ... Whiskeytide Oct 2023 #18

The Gaza strip is sealed behind walls and security gates... maspaha Oct 2023 #41

Short answer on human shields... carpetbagger Oct 2023 #44

Thank you. That's a great, measured and informative ... Whiskeytide Oct 2023 #53

This part bears repeating AncientOfDays Oct 2023 #20

Precisely malaise Oct 2023 #21

Do you think the IDF shoots at Palestinian civilians on purpose? Mosby Oct 2023 #25

Gaza: Israeli Soldiers Shoot and Kill Fleeing Civilians Celerity Oct 2023 #30

Wow. At a lecture once, given by the Israeli ambassador to the U.S., I asked him about the..... RussellCattle Oct 2023 #32

All the articles on that event in 2014 came from a single eyewitness. Mosby Oct 2023 #34

no, as there were multiple events in Khuza'a, & the 2nd article's about a Feb 2023 event in Nablus Celerity Oct 2023 #48

Shhhhhhhhh! malaise Oct 2023 #45

Here you go: meadowlander Oct 2023 #46

Double standards Mosby Oct 2023 #54

I wonder of Russia and China funds Amnesty International. Mosby Oct 2023 #57

Wasn't an American Palestinian Journalist Shot Recently? McKim Oct 2023 #51

Yes malaise Oct 2023 #61

0/10 Mosby Oct 2023 #22

"Never Again" are indeed empty words if they come to mean that the next time we will be..... EarnestPutz Oct 2023 #27

Bingo. roamer65 Oct 2023 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Oct 2023 #50

A movie for some levity Bear Creek Oct 2023 #23

Funny stuff. Got to the love the competing headgear on the cooks. EarnestPutz Oct 2023 #28

You're exactly right about the article. Putting the attacks made by desperate people into it's.... EarnestPutz Oct 2023 #26

Compare and contrast? An article from our friends at HuffPost...... RussellCattle Oct 2023 #29

KnR. Really good Op Ed. n/t iluvtennis Oct 2023 #31

Decades of Masculine Responses modrepub Oct 2023 #36

Is there a way to separate Hamas from Gaza civilians? scipan Oct 2023 #42

Distinctions must be made between bronxiteforever Oct 2023 #47

View from a Brit Fresh Water Falling Oct 2023 #49

Thank you for posting this. I like the Guardian a lot. It is one of my PatrickforB Oct 2023 #56